PCOS Messages for December, 2002: Re: Describe the process of ovulation to me please

Re: Describe the process of ovulation to me please

From: Pat (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:36:24 -0600 (CST)

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Your question is a bit complicated, and the best thing to do is to really study how to track your cycles, and learn the ins and outs of that. The best book for that is: Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. There is a new edition for 2002, very up to date and current. I will also provide some links for you below. I will make an attempt to answer your questions here:

1. There is some research to support that conception actually occurs very early in ovulation, even a day or so befoe symptoms are seen. In general, in an average 28 day cycle, ovulation occurs around days 12-14. But, other things need to be considered: healhty sperm live sometimes up to 5 days. So, this allows a rather large window. 2. Usually when you have a period, it suggests you ovulated, and the hormones were working in harmony. But, not always. That is why tracking your cycles is so helpful, because when you have the signs of ovulation (side pain, change in discharge), this means the hormonal cycles are working. 3. AS far as how long it takes for the sperm to get to the egg, that is fairly individual, and I am sure there is something somewhere that tells that. As the link below suggests: seprm do much better in 'fertile mucous', and survive longer. So, that is why sometimes women conceive earlier or later, depending.

The improtant things is to learn how to track your cycles, and do it. Then, when you talk with your health care provider about your cycles, you will have some very important information.

This is rather a helpful, to the point page that might help answer your questions: http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps20.html

-- Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, ARNP Fertility Web Links: http://www.midwivesofwa.org/preconceptwebs.html Preconception Links http://www.midwivesofwa.org/preconception.htm Preconception Resources http://www.midwivesofwa.org/preconceptbks.html Cycle Lengths http://www.midwivesofwa.org/fertilitycycle.html Charting Your Cycles http://www.plannedparenthood.org/bc/waystochart.html Preg Signs and Symptoms http://www.mjbovo.com/Pregnancy/PregSignsSx.htm Physiology of Fertility http://www.fertilityuk.org/nfps20.html Prenatal Parenting http://home.attbi.com/~hypnosisforbirth/prenatparent.htm

:At Fri, 27 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote: > >I have a question about ovulation. They say that you ovulate on day 14 >of your cycle normally right?? So does that mean, that on day 14, your >ovaries release an egg and it gets fertilized that day? Or did it get >released before day 14?Because they tell you to have sex prior to >ovulation, every other day. So, if I had sex on day 10, 11, and 13, >does that mean I cannot get preg, because we had no sex on day 14? I >know they tell you to have sex prior because the sperm need to be in the >tube before I ovulate. But how long do they stay in the tube before >dying? I mean suppose I didn't ovulate on day 14, but rather day 15 or >16. What are the chances of my egg getting fertilized if I had sex last >on day 13. Also, if I get a period, does that really mean I ovulated, >or is it possible to bleed without ovulating? How long does it take for >sperm to get to where they need to be to fertilize an egg, and how long >does it take for the egg to get where it needs to be before it can get >fertilized?

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